Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 2)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

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Identifikator:: 1896935052

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-238139

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 2

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XI Seiten, Seiten 570-1100

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Title:: Part V. Imperial control over dominion administration and legislation // Chapter II. Imperial control over the inernal affairs of the dominions

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1038 ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATION [PART Vv but that also was refused on the same grounds as before. Then Sir H. Murray was sent out, and £5,000 was advanced to meet the immediate needs of the people. and later on £15,000 was placed at his disposal. Sir H. Murray was subsequently appointed Governor of the Colony, and on February 22, 1898, he telegraphed for instructions with regard to the sale of the Government railway in the Colony.? He was asked in reply for details, and on February 28 he sent the details by telegram, and a further message urging that the Secretary of State should give him instructions as to whether he should sign the pro- posed contract for the sale of the line or not. The Anglo- American Telegraph Company telegraphed on March 2 to the Secretary of State protesting against any contract which would interfere with their exclusive rights to build and work telegraph lines and land cables in the island. On the other hand, the Government urged that the contract would provide work for thousands of men urgently needing it, and afford a sum of money to pay off debenture bonds which was required at once. They argued that the assent to the contract should at once be given, allowing the matter of further consideration to proceed when the Act was sent home. Mr. Chamberlain replied on March 23 that the future of the Colony would be placed by the contract entirely in the hands of the contractor, that the essence of the transaction seemed to be the sale of a million and a quarter acres for a million dollars, and the additional annual charge of 170,000 dollars was a serious thing in conjunction with the deprivation of all its assets for a Colony so heavily burdened already. He added :—* You should point out those considerations to your ministers, but, as entire responsibility rests with them, you would not be constitutionally justified in refusing if they ask for your signature. In that case it will be necessary to reserve and safeguard specifically all rights of the Anglo- American Company under Act No. 2 of 1854. The Governor was asked by the Company and by the Opposition to reserve * Parl. Pap., H. C. 104, 1895 ; C. 7686. ¥ Parl, Pap., C. 8867, pn. 1. 3 Ibid., p. 3.

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